Half Marathon - Out To Leith And Round Porty

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 21.19 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 80 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 81 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 85 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.937421° / W 3.216875°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 81 m - Start on Polwarth Crescent
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight right onto Polwarth Crescent
  3. 3 : km 0.68 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Lower Gilmore Place
  4. 4 : km 0.77 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right onto Lower Gilmore Bank
  5. 5 : km 0.84 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.91 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.92 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp left onto Fountainbridge Square
  8. 8 : km 0.98 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.01 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1.02 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Fountainbridge
  11. 11 : km 1.17 - alt. 72 m - Keep left onto Fountainbridge
  12. 12 : km 1.17 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 1.18 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 1.19 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 1.24 - alt. 72 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 1.34 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 1.35 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Lothian Road, A702
  18. 18 : km 1.37 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 1.38 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 1.49 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 1.5 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto McCrae's Place
  22. 22 : km 1.56 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto McCrae's Place
  23. 23 : km 1.57 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Cambridge Street
  24. 24 : km 1.67 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Castle Terrace
  25. 25 : km 1.68 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 1.73 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp left onto King's Stables Road
  27. 27 : km 1.78 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 1.86 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 1.92 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight left
  30. 30 : km 1.98 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 1.98 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 2.03 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp left
  33. 33 : km 2.09 - alt. 56 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 2.11 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 2.29 - alt. 65 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto George Street
  36. 36 : km 2.5 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto George Street
  37. 37 : km 2.7 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Hanover Street
  38. 38 : km 3.53 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Eyre Place, B900
  39. 39 : km 5.55 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 5.56 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Bonnington Road, B900
  41. 41 : km 5.94 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Parliament Street
  42. 42 : km 5.98 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Coalhill
  43. 43 : km 6.06 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Sandport Place
  44. 44 : km 6.19 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Sandport Way
  45. 45 : km 6.25 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Sandport Street
  46. 46 : km 6.31 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Commercial Street, A199
  47. 47 : km 6.33 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Dock Place
  48. 48 : km 6.36 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Commercial Quay
  49. 49 : km 6.39 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 6.41 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 6.42 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 6.48 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 6.53 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 6.65 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 6.72 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left
  56. 56 : km 6.73 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  57. 57 : km 6.74 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  58. 58 : km 6.75 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto Ocean Drive
  59. 59 : km 7.32 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left onto Baltic Street, A199
  60. 60 : km 9.73 - alt. 5 m - Keep left onto Promenade
  61. 61 : km 11.89 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Bellfield Street
  62. 62 : km 12.14 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Portobello High Street, B6415
  63. 63 : km 12.18 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto St Mark's Place
  64. 64 : km 13.08 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Magdalene Avenue
  65. 65 : km 13.08 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Magdalene Place
  66. 66 : km 13.19 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Magdalene Drive
  67. 67 : km 13.2 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 13.36 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Magdalene Medway
  69. 69 : km 13.4 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Magdalene Gardens
  70. 70 : km 13.49 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 13.54 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  72. 72 : km 13.65 - alt. 33 m - Keep left onto Innocent Cycle Path
  73. 73 : km 13.77 - alt. 33 m - Keep left onto Innocent Cycle Path
  74. 74 : km 14.19 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  75. 75 : km 14.54 - alt. 36 m - Keep right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  76. 76 : km 17.14 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 17.15 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 17.2 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left
  79. 79 : km 17.29 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 17.29 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Duddingston Low Road
  81. 81 : km 17.6 - alt. 78 m - Keep left onto Queens Drive
  82. 82 : km 17.61 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queens Drive
  83. 83 : km 17.66 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight left onto Holyrood Park Road
  84. 84 : km 18.05 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  85. 85 : km 18.16 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto East Preston Street, A7
  86. 86 : km 18.57 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Summerhall Place, A700
  87. 87 : km 18.57 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 18.58 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 18.75 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 18.75 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left onto Melville Drive, A700
  91. 91 : km 19.31 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  92. 92 : km 19.32 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left onto Melville Drive, A700
  93. 93 : km 19.56 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 19.57 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  95. 95 : km 19.93 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left
  96. 96 : km 19.95 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  97. 97 : km 20.04 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Tarvit Street
  98. 98 : km 20.19 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Gilmore Place
  99. 99 : km 21.19 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left onto Polwarth Gardens
  100. S/E : km 21.19 - alt. 81 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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